This Country
- TV sitcom
- BBC Three
- 2017 - 2020
- 19 episodes (3 series)
Mockumentary series exploring the lives of young people in modern rural Britain. Stars Daisy May Cooper, Charlie Cooper, Paul Chahidi, Trevor Cooper, Michael Sleggs and more.
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Comedy is the new drama
It's sitcoms, not police thrillers, tackling the deep issues.
Gerard Gilbert, i Newspaper, 17th March 2018Why's BBC making its best comedy so difficult to watch?
Increasingly, the BBC's most daring comedies like The Young Offenders and This Country, are tucked away, while critically unsavoury shows like Mrs Brown's Boys and recent John Cleese vehicle Hold the Sunset get top billing, both in the schedules and on iPlayer.
Alex Nelson, i Newspaper, 13th March 2018Paul Chahidi interview
Paul Chahidi says the characters on BBC comedy This Country have a 'deep-seated vulnerability'.
Metro, 8th March 2018TV Review, This Country (BBC1, BBC3)
Painfully brilliant allegory for Brexit Britain.
Sean O'Grady, The Independent, 7th March 2018Royal Television Society Awards 2018 nominations
The nominees for the Royal Television Society Awards 2018 include This Country, People Just do Nothing and Chewing Gum.
British Comedy Guide, 7th March 2018This Country review
More comic perfection from brother and sister writers and actors Charlie and Daisy Cooper, revealing the tedium of country life for young people.
Lucy Mangan, The Guardian, 6th March 2018This Country, Series 2, Episode 2, reviiew
Tedium has never been so hilarious.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 5th March 2018I talk to: Paul Chahidi
This Country was the breakthrough comedy hit of 2017 and this week the series returns to BBC Three with Paul Chahidi returning as. Rev. Francis Seaton aka the Vicar.
Elliot Gonzalez, I Talk Telly, 26th February 2018This Country Series 2 Episodes 1 & 2 review
Series 2 begins with Kerry and Kurtan telling us how "loads has happened" since we were last with them. Of course this isn't true, and Kurtan has evidently suppressed his ambitions of going to college. He has, however, got himself a girlfriend, but the relationship is already showing signs of wavering. Baffled by her annoyance when he casually turns off his phone for two days, Kurtan is far from boyfriend material.
Sophie Davies, Cult Box, 26th February 2018This Country, Series 2 review
Another welcome chance to keep it real with our lovable country cousins.
Benji Wilson, The Telegraph, 26th February 2018